chirapsia

chirapsia
\\kīˈrapsēə\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek cheirapsia rough handling, from cheir- chir + -apsia (from hapsis contact, touching, from haptein to touch) — more at apsis
: friction with the hand : massage

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  • chirapsia — chi·rap·sia …   English syllables

  • massage — [n] kneading of body parts back rub, beating, chirapsia, manipulation, rolfing*, rubbing, rubbing down, stroking; concepts 308,310 massage [v] knead body parts caress, manipulate, pat, press, push, rolf*, rub, rub down, stimulate, stroke;… …   New thesaurus

  • rubdown — [n] massage back rub, chirapsia, kneading, manipulation, stroking; concepts 308,310 …   New thesaurus

  • chiral —   a. pertaining to hand; turning to either left or right.    ♦ chirality, n.    ♦ chirapsia, n. massage …   Dictionary of difficult words

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